Sedgwick Group

Sedgwick Group
Former type Public
Industry Insurance
Fate Acquired
Successor Marsh & McLennan
Founded 19th century
Defunct 1998
Headquarters London, UK
Key people Sax Riley, (Chairman)
Rob White-Cooper (CEO)

Sedgwick Group plc was a very large British insurance broker. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. However it was acquired by Marsh & McLennan in 1998.

History

The Company was founded by Henry Beaufoy Leonard Sedgwick[1] late in the 19th century as an insurance broker under the name Sedgwick, Collins & Co.[2] In 1972 it merged with Price Forbes to form Sedgwick Forbes.[3]

The Company was acquired by Marsh & McLennan in December 1998.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Attfield Family of Bath Page 5
  2. ^ Spreading the risks - the Emergence of brokers
  3. ^ Obituary: Ian Findlay The Telegraph, 8 January 2002
  4. ^ Marsh & McLennan to Buy Big British Insurance Broker New York Times, 26 August 1998

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